Henze: Der Prinz von Homburg

Der Prinz von Homburg resonates powerfully with Hans Werner Henzes pacifist perspective. The opera is based on a play by Heinrich von Kleist that opposes authority, celebrating a dreamer rather than a classical hero, and individualist freedom rather than militarist nationalism. Ingeborg Bachmanns libretto heightens this message, and Henzes chamber-music setting is at once powerful and unpredictable. This visually stunning production stretches from intimate transparency to dramatic heights, in a critically acclaimed staging by the award-winning director Stephan Kimmig.

Artists
Stefan Margita (Friedrich Wilhelm), Helene Schneiderman (The Electress), Vera-Lotte Bocker (Princess Natalie), Robin Adams (Friedrich Artur), Moritz Kallenberg (Count Hohenzollern), Michael Ebbecke (Field Marshall Dorfling), Friedemann Rohlig (Colonel Kottwitz), Johannes Kammler (Sergeant), Staatsoper Stuttgart, Cornelius Meister